Star Wars: The Force Awakens var ikke helt lige så kontroversiel som The Last Jedi endte med at være, men der findes stadig dem der virkelig ikke synes om den. Faktisk var Star Wars-skaberen George Lucas i blandt dem der forholdte sig kritisk til filmen.
Disney CEO Bob Iger udgav for ikke så lang tid siden en bog, og heri husker han tilbage til en situation hvor Lucas kritiserede filmen, og sagde der ikke var nok "visual or techincal leaps forward".
Nu har Lucasfilm-præsident Kathleen Kennedy kommenteret på Lucas' kritik i et interview med Rolling Stone.
"I think there's plenty of examples where people create something that is fundamental to who they are, where it's difficult letting go and watching that become something different. So I think initially, that was difficult for George - I don't think he anticipated how hard that would be.
"And JJ [Abrams] came into it with such enthusiasm and, frankly, reverence for Star Wars and for George, and he had to find what was personal for him. He had to make it his own. Every director who comes into a movie has to make something their own; they have to find themselves in the storytelling. And then that's going to become a different point of view. And I think that's all George was reacting to."
Kennedy og Lucas har været nære venner i 35 år.